Baseball Preview: Laurel Golden Tornadoes vs. East Central Hornets
Laurel is on a five-game streak of home losses, East Central a three-game streak of away losses, but someone's luck is about to change. The Laurel Golden Tornadoes will take on the East Central Hornets at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Last Thursday, Laurel fell victim to a tough 16-1 defeat at the hands of Stone.
Meanwhile, it was a hard-fought matchup, but East Central had to settle for a 10-8 loss against Gautier on Friday.
Peyton Youngblood was huge while hitting and pitching even without the win. On the mound, he struck out seven batters over three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. Youngblood was also solid in the batter's box, going 2-for-3 with three RBI and a stolen base.
In other batting news, Payton McLean made the most of his time at bat despite the final result and went 1-for-3 with a home run, three RBI, and two runs. Another player making a difference was Christian McFaul, who scored a run and stole a base while going 3-for-4.
Even though they lost, East Central didn't let batters stay on the plate for long and finished the game with 13 strikeouts. That's the most strikeouts they've managed all season.
Laurel's defeat dropped their record down to 1-8. As for East Central, their loss dropped their record down to 8-11.
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